On Sunday, May 18, the European Team Championships in Race Walking took place in Podebrady (Czech Republic). Ukrainian athletes finished the competition with three awards. Ukrainian Lyudmila Olyanovska won gold in the 20 km distance, the NOC of Ukraine reported, UNN writes.
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"Lyudmila Olyanovska became the European champion in race walking at the 20 km distance. The Ukrainian finished with the best result of the season - 1:27:56," the message says.
For Lyudmila, this is the first personal medal at the European Team Race Walking Championship, as well as the first "gold" of Ukraine among women at 20 km in the history of these competitions.
The closest pursuer of the Ukrainian was Clemence Beretta from France (1:28:05 - new national record), the third was another Frenchwoman - Pauline Stey.
The total result of the four Ukrainian women who participated in the competition ensured the Ukrainian national team third place in the team standings. In addition to Lyudmila Olyanovska, Maria Sakharuk, Olena Sobchuk and Valeriya Sholomitska were involved in the success. It is noted that this is the third consecutive podium of Ukrainian women in the team standings at 20 km: after silver in 2021 and 2023 - "bronze" in 2025.
Another bronze award to the medal box was brought by juniors (U-20) in the team standings at a distance of 10 km. Roman Gorbachov finished seventh (42:38), Eduard Muravsky - 10th with a personal record (42:56), Ilya Tyshkevich - 20th (44:53). The total result ensured third place in the team standings among juniors.
The achievements of two other Ukrainians are also noted: Hanna Shevchuk (2:42:41) and Serhiy Svitlychny (2:30:00) set new national records of Ukraine at the 35 km distance.
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